Immigration policy makes a splash across the pond

UK newspaper spotlights Canada's new immigration policy

Canada’s new immigration policy is making headlines across the pond.

"Canada's government has taken to heart demographic studies showing that the country is facing worsening shortages of key workers and is pressing ahead with efforts to attract skilled immigrants," states a story in London’s Financial Times.

The paper reported the Canadian government is bucking the post-Sept. 11 trend, and is using its embassies to actively recruit talented immigrants. In 2001, Canada attracted 250,386 immigrants, according to numbers from the federal government, exceeding the set quota by more than 25,000.

The Financial Times saw this as unusual, especially in contrast with the anti-immigrant rhetoric that has been sweeping Europe since Sept. 11.

“There are concerns among the public (in Canada) over immigration, but they are simply not as high as in Europe,” Lorne Waldman, an immigration lawyer with Jackman, Waldman & Associates, told the paper. “Overall, there is a perception that we (Canada) are a big country and underpopulated.”

For extensive information on changes to Canada’s immigration policy, read Howard Greenberg’s article by clicking the link below.

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